LLH Cook

Riverside Health; Smithfield, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Smithfield, Virginia, is hiring a cook to prepare meals for patients and guests. You will follow production plans, ensure food safety, and deliver high-quality items while maintaining proper sanitation and temperature controls.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma (or GED), with 1 year of food prep experience and relevant VA certifications or the willingness to obtain them. This role emphasizes patient care and safe, efficient meal service.

Qualifications

• Education High School Diploma or GED (Preferred).
• Experience 1 year Food preparation experience, preferably in a high-volume setting.
• Licenses and Certifications Allergen Awareness Certification VA, Food Handlers Card VA or Food Protection Manager Certification VA (Required/Preferred).

Responsibilities

• Prepares food items for patient and non-patient food services, following plans and recipes.
• Maintains food safety, sanitation, and regulatory compliance to prevent contamination.
• Ensures correct temperatures, quality, and storage throughout the process.
• Provides timely and accurate meal service to patients, residents and customers.

Skills

Food preparation

Food safety awareness

Sanitation standards

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Allergen Awareness Certification

Food Handlers Card

Food Protection Manager Certification

Job description

Smithfield, Virginia Hiring Range $16.80 - $21.83/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Overview

The Cook performs duties related to meal services to include preparation of hot and cold menu items, proper portion control and delivery of menu items. Is knowledgeable in food safety, sanitation, and quality standards. Ensures patients/residents, guests and customers are provided a memorable food and dining experience above and beyond their expectation. Promotes and maintains a safe work environment for team as well as our customers.

What you will do

Prepares food items for both patient (or residents as applicable) and non-patient food services, following all production plans, recipes and cooking instructions to provide consistent, high quality menu items and meet guidelines established by management. Maintains a working knowledge of food safety, infection control and sanitation regulatory compliance requirements and Department policies & procedures, following all necessary guidelines to prevent cross-contamination or foodborne illness. Consistently complies with food temperature, quality, sanitation & storage at all key steps in the process (i.e. cooking, chilling, holding & storing). Demonstrates accountability for ensuring availability of information necessary to ensure positive patient/customer outcomes providing them with service above and beyond expectations to ensure a memorable food and dining experience. Demonstrates positive interaction and support to all team members, to provide seamless, timely, and accurate meal service to the patient/resident/customer. Demonstrates a basic knowledge to follow therapeutic menus and allergy guidelines, to ensure patients/ residents receive consistent quality nutritional care within their therapeutic guidelines and as ordered by the physician as well as provide for the safety of food served to all customers. Prepares all special request food items, as necessary. Demonstrates the competence to complete prep work including, but not limited to slicing deli meat, chopping vegetables, preparing salads and sandwiches, short order grill cook, specialty pizza prep etc. Serves on the patient tray line and cafeteria serving line using proper portion control and plating techniques. Demonstrates a knowledge of weights and volume measurements. Demonstrates the proper use of all kitchen equipment and possesses the skill set to select the appropriate piece of equipment to complete the assigned food preparation. Demonstrates the competency to properly clean and sanitize equipment and work area.

Qualifications

• Education High School Diploma or GED, (Preferred)
• Experience 1 year Food preparation experience preferably in a high volume restaurant, hotel or healthcare kitchen (Preferred)
• Licenses and Certifications Allergen Awareness Certification - VA State - ANSI-approved Allergen Awareness certificate program within 180 Days(Required) Food Handlers Card (FH) - VA State - ANSI-approved Food Handlers certificate program within 30 Days(Required) or Food Protection Manager - VA State - ANSI approved Food Protection Manager Certification - VA State (Required)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers. If loving your work is important to you, consider a career at Riverside. By joining our team, you can make a difference in people's lives. Our mission is to care for others as we would care for those we love. We extend that sense of caring to every patient, resident and customer, as well as to each member of our team. We offer care at all stages of life, in hundreds of locations, giving you room to grow your career, along with great benefits and perks. At Riverside Health, your trust and safety are our top priorities.